AltWeeklies Wire
Very Humannew
After drugs, drama, violence and prison, Cris Kirkwood is back with the Meat Puppets.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
08-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Rise to Your Knees, Meat Puppets
Getting the Job Donenew
Brooklyn's Oxford Collapse hits the road in a van -- with a revered label backing them up
Tucson Weekly |
Gene Armstrong |
08-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: BITS, Oxford Collapse
Estelle Speaks Her Soul Sister Mindnew
Boasting collaborations with the likes of will.i.am, Kardinal Offishall, Mark Ronson, Cee-lo Green, and John Legend, Shine has liner notes that read like a who’s who of nu-R & B and neo soul.
The Georgia Straight |
Sarah Rowland |
08-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
The New Pornographers' Adult Entertainernew
The New Pornographers' Carl Newman trades hooks for a daring, grownup sound, and waits for the rest of us to catch up.
The Georgia Straight |
Adrian Mack |
08-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Ways of Dealingnew
As far as indie films go, The Wackness is competent entertainment--but nothing special.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: The Wackness, Jonathan Levine
True Religionnew
Traitor fails as a politically conscious film, but works well as a suspenseful thriller.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Traitor
Fine Chinanew
The Beijing Olympics are over. Long live the Beijing Olympics!
Tucson Weekly |
Tom Danehy |
08-29-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
'Goal II''s Kuno Becker Bends It with Beckhamnew
Kuno Becker calls himself a nomad, and this is no actorly overstatement. The star of Goal II: Living the Dream admits he hasn’t had a home in quite some time.
The Georgia Straight |
Ken Eisner |
08-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
As the RNC Descends, Local and National Musicians Arisenew
Even as unknowable thousands of protesters, press agents, and boosters arm themselves for occupation, a resistance force of musicians and bands, some local and some national but all alike in the boldness of their convictions, is racing to the Twin Cities' rescue on an interception course.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
David Hansen and Andrea Myers |
08-29-2008 |
Music
Jason Statham is Hollywood’s Last Action Hero Because of His B-movie Statusnew
Statham's not just the latest big-screen badass; he's come to stand for quality product.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Anna Faris Unfolds Her Talent With a Sexy Romp But She Deserves Betternew
Anna Faris might be the funniest American comic actress since Goldie Hawn.
New York Press |
Armond White |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Satisfy Your Prurient Interest By Seeing 'Young People Fucking'new
And despite its smugly vulgar title, Young People Fucking is a smart and funny look at how people react under extreme sexual pressure.
New York Press |
Mark Peikert |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Gero, Young People Fucking
Lykke Li Feels Your Pain and Then Somenew
You're arriving late to this Swede's party.
New York Press |
Christine Werthman |
08-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Lykke Li, Youth Novels
Reggae Legend Burning Spear Shines on New Disc, Tournew
When you start out with Bob Marley as your mentor, great things can’t help but follow.
New York Press |
Ernest Barteldes |
08-29-2008 |
Reviews
New Roman Polanski Bio Goes for Glitz, Not Glorynew
Christopher Sandford's Polanski: A Biography may inspire that peculiar twinge of uber-humility that occasions tales of paraplegic mountain climbers and crack babies metamorphosed into Harvard grads. It's hard to call what the average Jarek does "living" when you stack it next to the full-color epic of Polanski.
New York Press |
Felicia Feaster |
08-29-2008 |
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